Missing! Blood on the Water
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After shifting back into human form, Henry politely asks Echo to step aside. When she does, he walks over to the book and waves his hands in front of it as he whispers the mystic words. The air in front of the book takes on an odd quality for a few moments, but nothing happens.
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Fox motions to the stash of grenades, "Those will work well here." Fox pats the mounted Greande Launcher on SAMAS.
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Attempts to destroy the book are made, with little to show for it. At best, Henry's efforts at dispelling the protections on the book manage to shut down whatever strangeness allows Echo to read it, for a few minutes, but even then the tome remains impervious to their weapons and spells.
Of course, the attempts to observe the effects of such efforts to determine if you're even on the right track are also being hampered by the damned sarcophagus. It hinders magical vision and Henry's attempts at divination with the spirit realm.
Of course, the attempts to observe the effects of such efforts to determine if you're even on the right track are also being hampered by the damned sarcophagus. It hinders magical vision and Henry's attempts at divination with the spirit realm.
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Echo looks to the others, "Do we destroy the sarcophagus or take it out in tact?
"I find it does not feel as evil as the book. But such awareness does not work in its presence. So it may be Pandora's Box and we would not know."
"I find it does not feel as evil as the book. But such awareness does not work in its presence. So it may be Pandora's Box and we would not know."
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Henry shrugs. "How the hell would we even get it out of here without blowing a hole..." He looks around at the group and realizes that many of them could do just that. "Whatever we do, be careful. I got a really bad feeling about what might happen if we open it up...
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With the vile necromancer on the ropes, Herra steps out from behind cover. Her eyes glow brightly with psionic energy as her mind reaches into the dark, depravity, of the necromancer's thoughts.The others can take him down if he fails to comply, but for now she looks to make him do the dirty work.
"Open the sarcophagus."
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Xavier manages to resist Herra's command. Maybe there was something extra there because he knew it was a bad idea; maybe he's just used to resisting mental domination. Maybe it's just how things go sometimes.Anyway, Chok'lat and Calyx then carved out his spleen and roasted it.
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Chok'lat plays a card
The brodkil steps forward as the necromancer resists Herra's attempts to dominate him. The last sneer on his face is replaced with shock as the sub-demon jams a vibrosword into the man's skull. "Sorry. Didn't look like he was gonna obey."Chok'lat takes a look at the box, then the book. "Chok'lat saw something like this once. Bet somethin' in the book says somethin' about somethin' in the box." He shrugs. "Or Chok'lat could smash the box for fun."
He then begins probing around through the dropped gear, noting a few shiny things. He mumbles to himself (loudly) as he snags two of the chain longswords. "Chok'lat is a better fighter than everybody. These are fun." He continues, picking up the modified JA-11, still mumbling. "Ooh, Chok'lat shoot stuff far away with this one." He kicks past some of the bodies (and the armor they're wearing), eventually stopping at the NG-LG6. His mouth falls open. "This is pretty. Chok'lat will take this one too. Don't got nothing like this one."
Even with four arms, Chok'lat looks like a kid in a candy store, (albeit a massive, hideous, four-armed kid) grabbing any weapons he can hold. He stops short as Fox is collecting the grenades. "Hey...why you takin' all the grenades? Chok'lat got a new gun too. Uses those things. Maybe you share?" A couple newly acquired vibroswords fall to the ground at his feet as a spare hand starts rummaging through Fox's hands (a little more forcefully than you'd expect from a friend). The more Fox resists, the more agitated Chok'lat becomes. "FINE. Chok'lat don't need those stupid things to kill lots of stuff. Chok'lat got lots of arms and lots of guns. Chok'lat'll get grenades somewhere else. Don't need 'em."
Looks like the demon isn't completely redeemed yet.
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Looking up, WAY up at Chok'lat, Growler does not seem the least bit intimidated.
"No. You MAY get one, if Packleader Snackhappy says so. You WILL NOT just take whatever you want. You must learn to follow the chain of command!"
"No. You MAY get one, if Packleader Snackhappy says so. You WILL NOT just take whatever you want. You must learn to follow the chain of command!"
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Chok'lat's cyber-eyes narrow at the dog boy. "Chain of command is the chain commander beats you with until you figure out he's in command. You ain't got a chain. Chok'lat just got two." He head-bobs down towards the two chainswords he just picked up. "You don't need none of this anyway. You got the fancy bow and fancy armor, and you can do stuff with your brain. Chok'lat only got his four hands. And a shotgun. And a sword for each hand. And two new rifles. And the shield the angel forgot to take. And this harness Chok'lat took off a Dead Boy." His face twists into a very dissatisfied frown. "Chok'lat barely got anything."
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Henry watches the pair argue, and makes a point to step back far enough to not be in danger, but close enough to get a good view. He pulls a few peanuts out of his pocket and munches on them as he watches the events unfold.
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As the Dogboy and the Brodkil put on a show for the Raven, Echo gets to work on the book. It's... uneasy reading, even skimming through it. References to the mystical properties of various viscera, pain and torture, and of course, death itself, are throughout the book.
Finally, though, she manages to find what she's looking for. It's actually two sections--the first is a generic 'how to prepare a big obsidian sarcophagus' that apparently gets referenced in multiple other sections of the book. The important bit, though, is here:
Finally, though, she manages to find what she's looking for. It's actually two sections--the first is a generic 'how to prepare a big obsidian sarcophagus' that apparently gets referenced in multiple other sections of the book. The important bit, though, is here:
Occlusion RItual, for the insurance of privacy. Place the Casket of Eternal Night, as mentioned elsewhere in this Tome, upon a line of power, or connected to some other source of might. Into the prepared vessel, place one who has an innate talent for the arts of concealment and obscurement. As you perform the rituals over the chest, do as much as you can to bring forth the primal fears of the one so entombed. As his instincts take over, he shall draw upon the energies, and in so doing activate the Occlusion Effect; once he perishes within the box, the effect shall be permanently sealed in place, so long as the sarcophagus remains unopened.
Then, in another Hand A warning: The death suffered by the sacrifice is traumatic, and in every occasion noted, the psyche becomes a bound entity within the box. If it is opened, the spirit shall be freed, to some unknown effect--some have simply dissipated, others taken possession of the opener, and still others manifested physically and attacked. There is even one record of a case where the released psyche rewarded the opener, though there were no details of how this manifested.
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Opening
The lid of the box is heavy--heavier than it should be, even. But you manage to feel it give under your efforts, and then the crease becomes a crack, and the box is open....
Darkness. A vast, swirling Oblivion surrounds you. And in it, there's only one other thing--an exultant, triumphant presence. "Free! Free! I'm--no, no wait!" As fast as the darkness washed over you, the presence goes from triumphant to despairing. "No! NO! I can't--not yet! I need to be out, to get OUT! Please, please..." The voice starts to fade, the weight of it easing off of your mind.
"Take me with you! Or at least, some part of me! I can't end here, not here...." As the last, pathetic psychic cry reaches your mind through the darkness, you feel... a sliver, or a shard, perhaps, of the speaker... trying to meld with you, become one with you. It is not strong enough to force the issue... but you realize, you could LET it happen, if you so choose....
The lid of the box is heavy--heavier than it should be, even. But you manage to feel it give under your efforts, and then the crease becomes a crack, and the box is open....
Darkness. A vast, swirling Oblivion surrounds you. And in it, there's only one other thing--an exultant, triumphant presence. "Free! Free! I'm--no, no wait!" As fast as the darkness washed over you, the presence goes from triumphant to despairing. "No! NO! I can't--not yet! I need to be out, to get OUT! Please, please..." The voice starts to fade, the weight of it easing off of your mind.
"Take me with you! Or at least, some part of me! I can't end here, not here...." As the last, pathetic psychic cry reaches your mind through the darkness, you feel... a sliver, or a shard, perhaps, of the speaker... trying to meld with you, become one with you. It is not strong enough to force the issue... but you realize, you could LET it happen, if you so choose....
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Sentience?The notion that something may have been trapped in the box against its will does not sit well with Herra. Despite its fearful nature, she can't help but wonder if this being has been enslaved by a necromancer. Although it is equally likely this is a nefarious thing, she cannot help but wonder. Taking the risk to save something from oblivion, she accepts the shard - ready to use her own significant mental power to banish it if need be.
"I accept."
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Worries of how horrible it is to be trapped Echo tries to help the escaping creature. "I can make you a body." The words spoken she cites off a sliver of herself as she sometimes does for Splinter, but this time without awareness or sentience in it.
"Come, this is a empty body for you."
"Come, this is a empty body for you."
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Fox was glad to have the captives off and when the Jokers were done with the derelict, he would personally check on each captive. Dark magic, necromancy as they were called on Rifts Earth. REmined him a lot like the Dark Side of the Force that were spoken of in hushed toons and had less evidence to verify it.
With the last of the captives off the derelict, Fox got word of the large black box in the lower deck. He offered to cut a hole in the floor above, large enough to lift the box out. If anyone seemed interest in the actual moving of the box, no one really said.
Fox is on the deck above when the lid is cracked open and he feels the cry for help and a desire not to fade away. To him it sounds like himself and his ten thousand brethren all trying to find a means to be relevant.
"Come. WE can become relevant together."
With the last of the captives off the derelict, Fox got word of the large black box in the lower deck. He offered to cut a hole in the floor above, large enough to lift the box out. If anyone seemed interest in the actual moving of the box, no one really said.
Fox is on the deck above when the lid is cracked open and he feels the cry for help and a desire not to fade away. To him it sounds like himself and his ten thousand brethren all trying to find a means to be relevant.
"Come. WE can become relevant together."
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Chok'lat helps with the lifting of the lid. The resulting outcry of desperation strikes one of the corners of his soul that has been touched by the Light. Heedless of the obvious danger, and probably without knowing that he's actively doing something, he opens himself up to the shard. "Chok'lat is a big damn hero now. Chok'lat will help."
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Calyx watched the brodkil with a wary eye. He didn't like how greedy the sub-demon was. It was gonna cause a problem at some point if not now. Luckily, the current situation didn't escalate and Chok'lat become sulky. Calyx let the others move the lid - it looked really heavy. But he was eager to see what was inside, for sure! This might be like some of those crazy archaeological finds back in the day! "Oooh! Think we'll get to see a mummy??"
He leaned over the open sarcophagus. "Wha? Darkness? Is this a jok-" He didn't get any farther than that as the stuff expanded outward and started....talking? It was very weird and trying to get inside him. "HeyHeyHey! Have t'buy me dinner first! Barely enough room in here for ONE!" He tried to push back against the thing...but he was curious...and he didn't want to be the cause of some being no longer existing so long as it wasn't an evil entity trying to take him over and make him do bad things.
He leaned over the open sarcophagus. "Wha? Darkness? Is this a jok-" He didn't get any farther than that as the stuff expanded outward and started....talking? It was very weird and trying to get inside him. "HeyHeyHey! Have t'buy me dinner first! Barely enough room in here for ONE!" He tried to push back against the thing...but he was curious...and he didn't want to be the cause of some being no longer existing so long as it wasn't an evil entity trying to take him over and make him do bad things.
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"You have been through much. I will save what of you that I can.""Chok'lat, I am taking the Experimental NG-LG6 Laser Rifle and the 6 Plasma Grenades. For the rest, talk to Packmaster Snackhappy and the others. If you have a problem with that, we can discuss this privately later."
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Henry agonizes for the brief moment that the entity washes over him. Ultimately his curiosity is too much, and he decides to let it merge with him. Raven is a death god anyways, he thinks, what could possibly go wrong?
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Panting from running down to the bottom of the boat. "Hey what did you guys find?! Why do they make these damn boats so big? I miss Sasha."
His eyes widen as he sees the group opening the sarcophagus. "Are you guys sure we should..Holy crap what the hell? Get out of my head!" he shouts shaking off whatever thought it could get inside.
"Hey Chok'lat, I am sure you can pony up the rifle to Growler!"
His eyes widen as he sees the group opening the sarcophagus. "Are you guys sure we should..Holy crap what the hell? Get out of my head!" he shouts shaking off whatever thought it could get inside.
"Hey Chok'lat, I am sure you can pony up the rifle to Growler!"
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